November 3, 2015

Chile’s Codelco lays off over 4,000 workers

The drastic move makes of Codelco the mining company that has let go the highest amount of workers in Chile since copper prices began their decline over a year ago.

November 3, 2015

Greek court’s final ruling about Eldorado operations still pending

The company has temporarily resumed activities in the country, while it awaits a final decision.

November 3, 2015

How to spot buyout clues in today’s resource market

The Gold Report reached out to experts who have been around through enough cycles to know and asked for the clues they watch that an acquisition might be imminent

November 2, 2015

Copper bears ignoring Chinese manufacturing turnaround

Index of manufacturing activity closely correlated with copper price bounces back in October.

November 2, 2015

Cecil Musgrave: Warren Buffett style investing In mining – this is not supposed to happen!

Ben Graham value investing now exists in the mining space – the type of investing that Warren Buffet is famous for.

November 2, 2015

Lonmin warns of $2bn write-down, 6,000 job cuts

The world’s third-largest platinum producer is also planning layoffs, cutting capex and lowering unit costs.

November 2, 2015

Needs of communities near mines in poor countries must prevail in the mining lifecycle, says Global Policy Forum

The importance of going beyond environmental considerations when planning the lifecycle of mines to include socioeconomic considerations was a key topic discussed at the last UNCTAD meeting.

November 1, 2015

Peru’s Garcia makes mining key pillar of his presidential campaign

The former president says lack of immediate benefits for communities has driven mining opposition causing the country to lose billions worth of gold and copper projects.

November 1, 2015

Australia’s junior sector turns to crowdfunding

The growing practice consists on soliciting small amounts of money from a large number of people in order to fund a project or venture.

October 30, 2015

China’s new 5-year plan brilliant news for mining

At fifth plenum Beijing recommits to high economic growth rates, faster urbanization and indicates it's willing to step in to make it happen.